Rushmore of horror

In honor of the late great Wes Craven, i'd like to ask everyone's opinion on greatest figures in horror cinema. So this thread is about your 4 PERSONAL choice of greatest figures in horror cinema history (i know its hard but give it a try lol). The Mount Rushmore of Horror. I'll go first ha

1. Craven
2. Carpenter
3. Romero
4. Cronenberg

1) Hitchcock
2) Romero
3) Carpenter
4) Argento

These 4 can change positions depending on my mood, but very rare that they ever fall out of the top 4 or 5.

It rough really... is it based soley on director? Are writers and actors included?

If it's only Directors:

Carpenter, Craven, Argento, Romero

If writers are included:

Romero, Carpenter, Lovecraft, Poe